Tongbi-san can be used to treat obesity, thanks to its ability to inhibit adipogenesis in the liver

Researchers from Sangji University in South Korea investigated the effects of a traditional medicine known as tongbi-san on obesity. The results of their study were published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

The researchers tested tongbi-san’s ability to inhibit adipogenesis in the liver and epididymal adipose tissue of obese mice.

To induce obesity, they fed mice with a high-fat diet for 11 weeks.

Some mice also received orlistat or tongbi-san, while others did not receive any treatment.

The researchers measured the mice’s weight every week and performed histological tissue examinations at the end of the observation period. They also assessed the expression of genes involved in adipogenesis.